Publications by authors named "F A Ferrer"
Introduction: Older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) exhibit deficits in cerebrovascular reactivity (CVR), suggesting CVR is a biomarker for vascular contributions to MCI. This study examined if spontaneous CVR is associated with MCI and memory impairment.
Methods: One hundred sixty-one older adults free of dementia or major neurological/psychiatric disorders were recruited.
Blood pressure variability (BPV) is emerging as an important risk factor across numerous disease states, including cerebrovascular and neurodegenerative disease in older adults. However, there is no current consensus regarding specific use cases for the numerous available BPV metrics. There is also little published data supporting the ability to reliably measure BPV across metrics in older adults.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe synthetic route presented for acrylate-modified hyaluronic acid (HA-A-BEA) offers a simple and efficient process, reducing reaction time and purification steps while retaining biocompatibility. This study demonstrates the ability of HA-A-BEA to form tunable hydrogels versatile techniques suitable for biomedical applications.
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- The study discusses a new method for creating ultraporous titanium dioxide thin films using plasma deposition and etching, which can be done at room or mild temperatures.
- These films have over 85% porosity, maintain their structure even after high-temperature annealing, and exhibit unique properties like being antireflective and superhydrophilic under UV light.
- The resulting porous films can be used as electrodes in perovskite solar cells and have potential applications in various fields such as energy storage, photonics, and controlled wetting due to their scalable and solvent-free synthesis process.
Background: Older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) exhibit deficits in cerebrovascular reactivity (CVR), suggesting CVR is a biomarker for vascular contributions to MCI. This study examined if spontaneous CVR is associated with MCI and memory impairment.
Methods: 161 older adults free of dementia or major neurological/psychiatric disorders were recruited.